Structures were damaged, streets flooded and trees torn down in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after HurricaneSally made landfall in the state as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane.
The slow-moving Category 2 Hurricane has already brought at least 25 inches of rain.Gerald Herbert/AP
Parts of western Florida and the southeastern Alabama coast are under flash flood emergencies through the evening. Escambia County, Florida, is facing massive flooding due to the historic rainfall, local officials said. Water rescue operations are ongoing there as residents in about 300 homes did not evacuate, officials said.
Sally has even destroyed a Pensacola bridge; local authorities posted this photo showing the missing section. As of Wednesday afternoon, power outages were impacting than 283,000 customers in Alabama, 246,000 customers in Florida and 2,000 customers in Mississippi.Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews conduct critical incident search and rescue overflights of the areas impacted by Hurricane Sally in GulfPort, Miss., Sept. 16, 2020.
Heavy rain will even spread into South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia, where some areas could see up to 6 inches of rain. Flash flooding is expected there Friday.Heavy rain will even spread into South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia, where some areas could see up to a half a foot of rain.
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